How Anonymous Are You?

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

You may think that you are anonymous as you browse web sites, but pieces of information about you are always left behind. You can reduce the amount of information revealed about you by visiting legitimate sites, checking privacy policies, and minimizing the amount of personal information you provide. What information is ...

11 Critical Security Apps

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

If you don't have security software, your PC is an Internet mugging waiting to happen. We show you the eleven best pieces of software for defending yourself against online thugs. The PC security landscape is constantly changing. Well paid, malicious programmers keep cranking out new and different attacks, and the security ...

Disinfecting a virus-laden PC

Monday, April 14th, 2008

The first thing is to isolate the computer (no more trading floppies until you're done) and then begin to disinfect it. One of my favorite tools is Knoppix. The great thing about this Linux distribution is that you don't have to know anything about Linux in order to be able to ...

Turn Off or Disable User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

User Account Control (UAC) is a new security feature in Windows Vista that requires all users to log on and run in standard user privileges mode instead of as administrator with full administrative rights, thus prevent unauthorized or accidental changes that could destabilize the computers or allows virus and malware ...

Why Your Computer Runs So Slowly

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

The first thing I suspect when someone tells me that their PC is running slowly is that they may be dealing with adware or spyware. Typically, a computer infected with this type of malware will display other symptoms as well. Odd behavior such as pop-up ads, your internet home page ...